About McCall Hospital District

McCall Memorial Hospital History

McCall City Hospital opened its doors for the first time Nov. 18, 1956. The joyous occasion, witnessed by over 1,000 supporters touring the facility, was the result of a strong community drive to secure local availability of heath care.

The city council endorsed the effort and received a matching grant from the Hill Burton Foundation. The entire community concentrated on raising the match necessary to supply the funds to build the hospital.

Prior to the opening of the McCall Hospital, residents and visitors of the area had to travel to Cascade or Council to obtain hospital services. There were no ambulances for transport, only a local hearse or station wagon. The opening of the hospital brought “a great sign of relief’ recalled Jen Grandy, an early nurse at the hospital.

Since the opening of the McCall Hospital in 1956, it has evolved administratively from a city hospital to a county hospital, to a district hospital, and as of 2010 is a member of St. Luke’s Health System.

The taxing district extends from the western border of Valley County, south to Roseberry, including Donnelly, and to the Adams County line.

Many changes have taken place at McCall Memorial Hospital. Hospital district voters passes a $3.8 million bond in September 1993 to finance the majority of the 1994-1997 construction and remodel project. The balance of construction costs, as well as equipment, furnishings, and other capital needs we’ve funded from direct giving (donations), grants, and the Hospital cash reserves.

A great deal of additional capital needs were accomplished through a million dollar matching program, the Tennity-Simplot Challenge Grant, was completed in June 2000.

Today, the McCall Memorial Hospital District (Hospital District) continues to operate as a separate legal entity created under Idaho law. It is governed by a board of trustees that are elected by the constituents that reside within the hospital district boundaries. The Hospital District boundaries are closely matched to the McCall Donnelly School District.

Under Idaho law the Hospital District can acquire, construct, improve, provide and maintain facilities and services for the care and treatment of persons requiring medical services, with the power to purchase, acquire, dispose of and encumber such real and personal property and make such contracts and purchases as may be necessary or convenient for its purposes, and to furnish all other services as may be necessary for the care of the sick, injured or disabled.

St. Luke’s McCall and the McCall Memorial Hospital District (Hospital District) partnership is defined through a Healthcare Services Agreement that was entered into after the Hospital District made a request for the hospital to join St. Luke’s Health System and for St. Luke’s to assume responsibility of providing health care services and operations. Through the agreement, the District remains intact and represents the community’s needs and voice, in addition to retaining the ability to levy property taxes to fund identified local needs.

Board Members

Travis Leonard
Secretary

Angela Staup